Since his portrayal of Spike, the "masturbating Welshman" in the British hit comedy, Notting Hill - in which he and his grey underpants stole every scene from Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts - Rhys Ifans' career seems guaranteed to go stellar.

Indeed, the generally skanky actor, who played opposite his real-life twin, Llyr, in the blacker than black comedy, Twin Town (1997) was snapped up by Hollywood to play Adam Sandler's devilish brother in the satanic comedy, Little Nicky.